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Does anyone want to join me in giving themselves a DIY extreme makeover?

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No, not literally, we won't be doing our own liposuction with straws, or posting messages like, "Keen sewers: I was trying to give myself a lower-body lift but can't reach to sew up the back", or anything.

But does anyone else feel hideous? I do and I'm sure it's at the root of almost all my problems (low self-esteem being the main one).

I need to diet, get hair cut, sort out flattering clothes and ditch fugly stuff, stop biting my nails!, get pedicure, keep up to date on fake-tanning... all that.

Does anyone want to join in? If we were very brave we could post "Before" photos in our profiles then invent a month-long makeover plan, then do "After" pictures, but that might be a bit scary.

We need to ge up earlier and prioritise doing our make-up! And do a beauty treatment three times a week (body scrub, face pack, hair conditioning treatment, etc) just to nourish our Inner Temptresses.

I know it's non-PC to long to look gorgeous, but I'm fed up looking fat and frumpy and desperately need to reinvent myself! am i alone in feeling like this?

I know the awful irony of having a vain log-in name and posting this message, btw. blush
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 17-Jul-09 01:40:16
i completely dropped off the wagon very near he start but i need to do it, but can i start on sunday as its ds' birthday on sat and i just dont have time to scratch my nose let alone look beautiful. promise i will start on sunday.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 16-Jul-09 21:49:57
Restart!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 16-Jul-09 13:40:43
let;s restart - am with you !

Just off now to do 15 minutes of damage reparation work... So tell me did the frownies work?
HELLO. Has everyone left forever? I must admit I thought I'd got gorgeous and had a wonderful, wonderful weekend at a big family party feeling stunning*, then saw the photos afterwards and felt hideous. That sent me down a self-hatred spiral, then I slapped myself last night & reminded self it's only 15 mins a day, and so I'm back.

Shall we restart? When i was doing this before i felt happier, more positive, more active, younger and sassier. The past two weeks of ugliness have taken me right back to misery!

I will restart if anyone wants to, WE CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 14-Jul-09 12:47:13
Oh has everyone gone!

Helloooooooooooo anyone there!

I was really enjoying this thread. sad
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 09-Jul-09 18:16:23
This thread is so brilliant. It is informative as well as hilarious....I love it.

I am going to tackle clothes...one question, though. What does one do about the stuff I would call 'emotional clothes'-like a dress I had when I was a teenager, or the jumper I want to keep for my (not-yet-born-or-even-conceived-yet) daughter? I seem to have loads of this stuff clogging up my wardrobe.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 09-Jul-09 13:40:03
Oh ick! I can't stand the taste of it.

What about having them 'done' - gel or similar?
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Wed 08-Jul-09 15:31:52
Believe me I've tried them all, you just aquire a taste of the stuff blush I did actually grow them about two years ago and they looked beautiful. But eventually they got bitten off again.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 07-Jul-09 13:11:42
Specially for walking - paint them with horrible tasting anti-biting stuff!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Tue 07-Jul-09 12:02:09
<looks down at dreadfully bitten nails and hides them>

Might give that one a miss frakkin. I MUST stop biting them! grin
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